Finding Purpose in the Fire and Deep Friendship with Milo Ventimiglia and Tim Timmons- Episode 1034

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Y'all are going to LOVE this episode with my old friend Tim Timmons and my new friend, Milo Ventimiglia. You may know Milo from Gilmore Girls or This is Us, but he’s playing Tim Timmons in the brand new movie, I Can Only Imagine 2, which comes out TOMORROW! Go get your tickets, you’ve got to see this movie. Tim toured with Bart Millard and MercyMe, and this movie tells the story of how Tim unknowingly brought renewed gratitude to Bart’s life through their friendship—and the powerful lessons of grief and gratitude we learn through Tim’s journey with terminal cancer. You’re also going to hear the incredible new but lifelong friendship that’s been created between Milo and Tim as Milo researched his life and got to know him in order to play this role. It’s really incredible to see. Tim also has a book coming out on March 3 called Waking Up Again, so preorder your copy so you have it the day it comes out! Find the show notes here . . . . Thank you to our sponsors! Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at Shopify.com/soundsfun⁠. Capstone Wellness: Learn more at capstonewellness.com/thatsoundsfun. Ritual: Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, friends, welcome to a special episode of That Sounds Fun. I love when we get to hang out on a Thursday.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Annie F. Downs. I'm so happy to be here with you today. So today on the show,
0:21.8	you've already seen it in the picture and in the title. I get to talk with my friend,
0:25.1	Timmins, and my new friend, Milo Ventimilia. You probably know Milo as Jess from Gilmore Girls
0:31.5	or Jack Pearson from This Is Us or many of his other films or TV shows, but he plays my friend Tim Timmons in
0:39.2	the brand new movie I Can Only Imagine 2, which comes out tomorrow, you guys. So here's what
0:44.5	happened. Last night, we were all at the movie premiere here in Nashville for I Can Only
0:48.6	Imagine 2. And then very kindly, Tim and Milo got up early this morning and came and recorded with me. Listen, I really
0:56.7	genuinely enjoyed this movie. I think you will too. You know I would not tell you any different.
1:02.1	I would not lie to you. This is a good movie. I think you, your friends and your family are going to
1:07.5	really enjoy it. So go grab your tickets. I think you are going to like this
1:11.1	one. Tim toured with Bart Millard and Mercy Me. And this movie tells the story of the way Tim
1:16.3	kind of unknowingly brings this renewed gratitude to Bart's life through their friendship.
1:21.8	And we just learn a ton from watching Tim's story of grief and gratitude. We talk a lot around
1:27.4	here about holding joy and suffering at the same time. And that is what Tim's story of grief and gratitude. We talk a lot around here about holding joy and
1:28.9	suffering at the same time, and that is what Tim's life models. So today, you're going to hear
1:34.0	a little bit about the movie, but mostly, I think what's going to blow your mind that kind of
1:39.0	blew my mind as we were recording was this incredible friendship that has grown between Milo and Tim as Milo researched his
1:46.6	life to play this role. And it was really beautiful. It made me a little emotional a couple
1:51.9	of times in the interview to watch and hear how they care for each other. So I think you are
1:57.4	going to love this. Remember, you can always listen to the podcast as you might be doing, but you can also watch it on YouTube or Spotify if you wanted to watch this episode.
2:05.1	So here's my conversation with my friends from I Can Only Imagine 2,
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